Is spotifast still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.17.1, 6 days ago.

Can I trust spotifast?

New, little track record. 10k stars, 2 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to set up spotifast (crmne/spotifast) · gitmanual

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crmne/spotifast

Spotify, native and fast. One lightweight Rust app for your whole library, local playback, and Spotify Connect on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Rust#audio#cross-platform#desktop-app#egui

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 10,038
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.17.1, 6 days ago.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record10k stars, 2 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗spotifast.rocksThe project's own site.

Download for macOS

Spotifast v0.17.1 · 11/3/2026 ↗

spotifast-v0.17.1-macos-universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 38.1 MB · 4,270 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/spotifast/releases/download/v0.17.1/spotifast-v0.17.1-macos-universal.dmg"
open "spotifast-v0.17.1-macos-universal.dmg"

Install with a package manager

Homebrew

brew install --cask crmne/tap/spotifast

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

Did you get it running?

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Parts list

1×Rust 1.98.0runtime

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Good to know

Tool versions pinned in mise.toml — mise install (or asdf install) installs them all.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: docs/Gemfile

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 175
Branch: main

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.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/docs.yml

.github/workflows/flatpak-from-release.yml

.github/workflows/packaging.yml

.github/workflows/release.yml

.github/workflows/review-media.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

mise.toml

rust-toolchain.toml

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